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Gale Warning 257, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
867 FZAK62 PAFC 272346 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 45N 175E MOVES TO 50N 160W TUE AFTERNOON AT 974 MB AND THEN INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A 1000 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 52N 175E TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
830 FZAK62 PAFC 281206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 47N 177W MOVES TO 50N 164W TUE AFTERNOON AT 975 MB AND THEN INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A 1002 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 52N 171E TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
546 FZAK62 PAFC 290000 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW AT 46N 175W MOVES TO 58N 151W THU MORNING AT 993 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
876 FZAK62 PAFC 291153 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW AT 49N 165W WEAKENS TO 979 MB AND MOVES TO 51N 158W TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW AT 53N 167E WILL MOVE TO 49N 174E ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
938 FZAK62 PAFC 292358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W WILL MOVE TO 60N 146W THU MORNING AT 996 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT NORTH OF 56N. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH OF 56N. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
937 FZAK62 PAFC 301157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-310300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 57N 152W WEAKENS TO 999 MB AND MOVES TO 61N 147W THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. $$ PKZ411-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-310300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
310 FZAK62 PAFC 302347 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW AT 50N 173E WILL MOVE TO 51N 174W AT 1003 MB LATE THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW AT 58N 170E THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 57N 174W AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW AT 44N 175W LATE FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 47N 171W AT 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-311500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OVER PWS. NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 155W IS PROGED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF AK MON AND DISSIPATE...LITTLE IMPACT ON AOR. ALL MODELS CARRY NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MON INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. GFS AND ECWMF HINTING AT A ELONGATED SURFACE LOW WITH A NORTHERN CENTER JUST EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. NAM IS A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON POSITION BUT ABOUT 5 MB DEEPER...HENCE DETAILS OF THE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM REMAIN OBSCURE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...JET LIES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND HENCE STORM DEVELOPED HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO THIS AREA. WEAK LOW OVER NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES OVER PWS AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING. PRECIP CONFINED TO EASTERN SECTOR AS THIS AREA HAS MAINTAINED MID-LEVEL SUPPORT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...FRONT FROM APPROACHING SYSTEM SHOULD REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. EXPECT SOME MODERATE AND POSSIBLY STRONG EAST WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM...PRECIP COULD BE MIXED PHASE. LITTLE IMPACT NORTH OF 55N. SOUTHWEST...BENIGN PATTERN SO LOCAL AREAS OF FOG/STRATUS OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY OR CLEAR. CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND ZONE 161 TUE AFTERNOON REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF PRECIP IS CONFINED TO AK PEN OR MORE WIDESPREAD. SOUTHCENTRAL...LOOKS AS TONIGHT AND MON SHOULD BE BE GENERALLY CLEAR WITH EXCEPTION OF COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST WHICH SHOULD REMAIN CLOUD WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MODELS INDICATING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER MON NIGHT BUT WEAK SURFACE FEATURE SO NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. NEXT FRONT SHOULD MOVE OVER KODIAK TUE MORNING AND OVER COOK INLET TUE EVENING. WOULD EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WITH THIS BY WED MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING THAT GULF LOW LINGERS THROUGH FRI MORNING SO HAVE TO CONSIDER CHANCE OF PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THU NIGHT. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE BERING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SAT MORNING...HENCE GENERALLY CLEAR AND SUNNY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. A LOW FROM SIBERIA IS PROGED TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING FRI BUT IMPACTS OVER WESTERN AK PROBABLY MINIMAL AS HIGH OVER EASTERN BERING WOULD APPEAR TO LIMIT ITS EASTWARD TRACK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.